Germany & Colonies Philatelic Society
The year 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the first year of operation of the Germany & Colonies Philatelic Society following the amalgamation of the Germany & Colonies Stamp Club (established 1947) and the Stockton German Study Group (1960).

The G&CPS celebrated its inaugural year in 1964 with the first Germania Posta philatelic exhibition held in Stockton.

Title: Stamps of Hamburg
Posted By: Allan Finlayson (priory852@tiscali.co.uk)
Posted On: 14/07/2021 at 20:06:49
Message: Giles, That is indeed a very helpful and detailed reply. Many thanks! Actually, that is one thing I forgot to mention - the style of the postmark. It appears to correspond to the one described in Michel as 'Dicker Vierstrichstempel (20mm)'. It would be useful to know for how long this style was in use. If, for example, it was discontinued before 1864 (when the perforate version was issued), then that might help to support the suggestion that this stamp was indeed issued imperforate. Unfortunately, the catalogue does not seem to cover this point. But then again, forged postmarks are not unknown! Allan.
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